LGBTQI+ intolerance prevalent among Australian air force chaplains, inquiry told

Military chief says review into chaplaincy found unacceptable views about minority groups, women, LGBTQI+ persons'

Some religious chaplains in the air force hold unacceptable views about minority groups, women [and] LGBTQI+ persons", posing a mental health risk to members, the royal commission into defence and veteran suicide has heard.

And part of a review commissioned by the defence department into the air force chaplaincy unit - quietly tabled as evidence to the royal commission - found tension between theology and values, notably in relation to gender and LGBTI inclusion".

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